Good Backup Software!!????

GiB · 13 Dec 2011 at 15:57

Hi

I have a domain controller that I would like to backup all staff files from.
I have a drobo pro that is networked on another computer and wish to backup to it.

I would like to have a daily incremental backup and a weekly/monthly.

Looking for a nice bit of software to do this that does not cost the earth and has a nice quick and easy restore feature.

Anyone got any good ideas? The servers are win2k8r2 so sadly no ntbackup as that used to do the trick

cheers in advance.

GiB · 13 Dec 2011 at 19:36

Hehe forgot to mention I m running the dc on hyper-v which is a pita with removable media.

If there is a way around this then that would be great.

Or if there is an easy way to get rid of hyper-v via imaging and reinstalling but i wonder if its worth it with a dc? I m a bit wary of that. Would a backup with the built in software allow me to just reinstall on the server minus the hyper and carry on as normal? or would there be some nasty side effects?

Yeah the os that the drobo pro is connected to would be how i backup ie a shared folder etc.

GiB · 13 Dec 2011 at 19:38

I wonder if i could connect the Drobo to the dc on the VM i havent tried that yet

i guess that could technically work for the built in backup system.

hmmmm might have to check that out.

GiB · 13 Dec 2011 at 22:51

Cool cheers will give that a blast tomorrow

GiB · 14 Dec 2011 at 11:10

Like the idea of that software tbh, couple of questions, I assume that it takes images of the server for recover, but can I drill into the backups to recover say files and folders on their own, say if someone deletes their userarea? Can I go back to a certain date and just pull up files for that particular user, Could I backup specific files from my DC incrementally? Sorry to be a pain

Part of me wonders if having the drobo on the Hyper-v is the right way to do it? My Hyper-v is not joined to the domain, would this make things any better? is there any point? esp as the DC is a VM that sits on it.

Are there any correct ways to do this? IE is it any better for the drobo to be on the domain as opposed to not on it. Will it effect backups in any way?

Cheers